Led by the F‑14 Tomcat Association, the restoration project began nearly three weeks ago as people from across the country ...

The F-111B was supposed to be the Navy's long-range fleet defender. Shifting Cold War priorities and unhappy aviators killed ...

The F-15N Sea Eagle was faster, nimbler, and cheaper to run than the Tomcat. It couldn't carry the one weapon the Navy ...

Meet the F-14 Bombcat: Developed in the 1960s to incorporate the air combat experience learned during the Vietnam War, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat proved itself as a multi-role fighter. As the first of ...

Initially developed only for the Fleet Air Defense, the F-14 eventually evolved into an appreciated strike fighter at the peak of its career. The F-14 Tomcat was primarily designed to defend the U.S.

Here’s What you Need to Remember: Described as an “Evolutionary” upgrade of the F-14, the ST21 (Super Tomcat for the 21st Century) would have added more fuel capacity and even an active electronically ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend carrier battle groups from mass air attacks. The Top Gun star was wildly popular, serving the Navy for three decades. Three new memorials will celebrate ...

Thanks in part to its 50th anniversary and in part to a starring role in Top Gun: Maverick, the F-14 Tomcat is once again the most famous fighter jet in the western zeitgeist. This is all despite not ...

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When the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flew in 1970, it was a marvel. With its variable-sweep wing, twin tail, and sleek lines, it quickly became one of the most iconic jet fighters of the era — and that ...

Hollywood’s favorite Navy jet fighter could fly again under a bipartisan bill approved by the U.S. Senate and awaiting a vote in the House. “The Maverick Act” would preserve three retired F-14 Tomcat ...

Iran might be on the precipice of a profound change. Recent protests in response to suspicious deaths of Iranian women in police custody have left the country's leadership in disarray. The country ...